Mariya Petkova
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Native name | Мария Димитрова Леткова | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Mariya Dimitrova Vergova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Mariya Dimitrova Petkova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 3 November 1950 (1950-11-03) (age 73) Plovdiv, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 71.80 m (1980) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mariya Dimitrova Petkova (Bulgarian: Мария Димитрова Петкова, née Vergova (Вергова); born 3 November 1950 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian discus thrower. In 1976 she won an Olympic silver medal behind Evelin Schlaak, a standing that would repeat itself in 1980. This year she also achieved a personal best throw of 71.80 metres. In 1982 she won a European Championship silver medal behind countrywoman Tsvetanka Khristova, who is twelve years younger. One year later Petkova won the bronze medal at the first World Championships in Athletics.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1975 | World Student Games | Rome, Italy | 1st | 65.28 m |
1976 | Summer Olympics | Montreal, Canada | 2nd | 67.30 m |
1977 | World Student Games | Sofia, Bulgaria | 1st | 66.34 m |
1980 | Summer Olympics | Moscow, USSR | 2nd | 67.90 m |
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 67.94 m |
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 66.44 m |
In 1974 Mariya Petkova bench pressed 210 kg without the use of supportive gear of any kind. This is more than any other woman in history.[citation needed]
External links
- Mariya Vergova-Petkova at World Athletics
- Mariya Vergova-Petkova at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Preceded by | Women's Discus World Record Holder 15 July 1980 – 23 May 1983 | Succeeded by |
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Preceded by | Women's Discus Best Year Performance 1980 | Succeeded by |
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- 1959:
Györgyi Hegedus (HUN)
- 1961:
Tamara Press (URS)
- 1963:
Tamara Press (URS)
- 1965:
Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek (HUN)
- 1967:
Liesel Westermann (FRG)
- 1970:
Karin Illgen (GDR)
- 1973:
Faina Melnik (URS)
- 1975:
Mariya Vergova (BUL)
- 1977:
Mariya Vergova (BUL)
- 1979:
Svetlana Melnikova (URS)
- 1981:
Florența Crăciunescu (ROU)
- 1983:
Florența Crăciunescu (ROU)
- 1985:
Maritza Martén (CUB)
- 1987:
Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL)
- 1989:
Hou Xuemei (CHN)
- 1991:
Xiao Yanling (CHN)
- 1993:
Renata Katewicz (POL)
- 1995:
Natalya Sadova (RUS)
- 1997:
Natalya Sadova (RUS)
- 1999:
Nicoleta Grasu (ROU)
- 2001:
Li Qiumei (CHN)
- 2003:
Natalya Fokina-Semenova (UKR)
- 2005:
Wioletta Potępa (POL)
- 2007:
Yarelys Barrios (CUB)
- 2009:
Dani Samuels (AUS)
- 2011:
Żaneta Glanc (POL)
- 2013:
Vera Ganeeva (RUS)
- 2015:
Yuliya Maltseva (RUS)
- 2017:
Kristin Pudenz (GER)
- 2019:
Daisy Osakue (ITA)
- 2021:
Antonia Kinzel (GER)
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